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... investments. The Fund, launched in May as part of a public-private partnership with the State of California, ... philanthropic dollars to provide urgent humanitarian relief to migrants at the Southern California border, ensure ... members include Dulce Garcia ( Border Angels / San Diego Immigrant Rights Coalition ), Mitzie Perez ( California ...
October 6, 2021
Press Release
... to contribute to their COVID-19 Rapid Response Migration Fund, which will provide emergency mini-grants to frontline ... and asylum procedures, and other policy changes as a result of efforts to contain COVID 19. This trend is ... y refugiadas para responder al desafío sin precedentes de la pandemia del COVID- 19. El Fondo apoyará a las ...
March 18, 2020
Response Fund
Recognizing the high demand for legal services in immigrant communities and the importance of a strong services infrastructure, GCIR recently undertook an ... providers and grassroots groups, and other sectors. Fund research and evaluation to understand the needs of ...
May, 2022
Report
... California, Texas continues to be the point of arrival for a diverse range of newcomers. While Texas governor Greg Abbot ... of the headlines. Nonetheless, philanthropic funding for immigrant communities lags in states like Texas, one of the ...
October 26, 2022
Webinar
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Welcoming Houston: Providing Support to new Immigrants in Texas" here, including session recording and powerpoint.
November, 2022
Program Materials
... materials for GCIR Webinar, "Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies", here, including recording and powerpoint. Materials: Strategies for Advancing Pro-immigrant Policies ...
September, 2022
Program Materials
Quarterly meeting of GCIR’s California Immigrant Integration Initiative , comprised of statewide, ... information about CIII, contact Melissa Nop . California Immigrant Initiative 2021 Quarter II Meeting ...
May 26, 2021
Group Meeting
... all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power" here, including the session recording and PowerPoint. Materials: Building Immigrant Women's Economic Power ...
April, 2023
Program Materials
... with Immigrants and Refugees. Despite the promise of a new administration, immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers ... with the Biden administration, funders should resource the immigrant justice movement, particularly the legal services ...
September, 2021
Analysis
One month after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake killed over 2,200 Haitians and ... the front lines of this response, providing humanitarian relief and advocating with officials to demand an end to the ... we hosted a webinar showcasing the work of Black immigrant leaders, including Haitians. To learn more about ...
October 7, 2021
Issue Spotlight
... and Joan Friedland INTRODUCTION The United States has a responsibility to refugees and asylum seekers rooted not ... by the current administration to dismantle humanitarian relief and U.S. immigration laws and policies. They agree ... policy agenda and the longstanding proposals of anti-immigrant hate groups Federation for American Immigration ...
March, 2019
Report
... from family and community. This factsheet provides a brief overview of the deportation process and how legal ... with access to affordable, qualified legal services. A special thanks to GCIR members and funders for their ...
March, 2017
Factsheet
INTRODUCTION The United States has a responsibility to refugees and asylum seekers rooted not ... and Refugees (GCIR) partnered with the Four Freedoms Fund to commission an analysis of challenges to the system ... issues have been historically underrepresented in broader immigrant rights advocacy, there are now opportunities to ...
March, 2019
Issue Brief
... and work in the U.S. for two years, but does not provide a path to permanent residency , leaving them in legal limbo. ... expand the categories of Afghans eligible for Special Immigrant Visas (SIVs) . The White House included the AAA in ...
October 6, 2022
Issue Spotlight
Find all program-related materials for GCIR's webinar "Protecting the Right to Seek Refuge" here, including the session recording and transcription of the meeting.
December, 2023
Program Materials
Asylum in Jeopardy 650x434px.jpg We find ourselves in a precarious moment for the right to seek asylum in the ... asylum seekers. While these battles play out in court, the immigrant justice movement continues to fight to protect the ...
July 14, 2022
Issue Spotlight
... 42: Implications for the Americas , GCIR has compiled a list of organizations that are responding to the needs of ... partners from GCIR's California Dignity for Families Fund . In addition to the below organizations, intermediary ...
September, 2023
Data Tool
... an immediate, large-scale evacuation effort and a significantly increased U.S. refugee admissions cap are ... in the United States since 2014 through the Special Immigrant Visa program, and an estimated 18,000 Afghan allies ... seekers , including the Welcome with Dignity campaign. Fund advocacy and related efforts for a pathway to ...
August 19, 2021
Statement
... the ground in the communities where they live. What makes a receiving community a welcoming community? What ... Program Manager and Interim Deputy Director, Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project Moderator Rachel Peric , ...
July 21, 2021
Webinar